WASTELAND MAP 2 0 0 3 - sikkimforest.gov.in Wasteland.pdf · SIKKIM Area in Sq km 01.Gullied and...
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Gangtok
Gyesing
Yuksum
Mangan
Lachung
Chungthang
Gangtok
Gyesing
Yuksum
Mangan
Lachung
Chungthang
Gangtok
Gyesing
Yuksum
Mangan
Lachung
Chungthang
AREA STATISTICS
Note: Refer legend for category
Total Geog. Area (TGA) :7096.00 sq. km.
Total Wasteland Area : 3808.21 sq. km.
Wasteland Area : 53.67 percent
For Official UseBase
Watershed
Administrative
WASTELAND MAP2 0 0 3
Prepared by:
Regional Remote Sensing Service CentreDept. of Space, IIT Campus
Kharagpur, 721 302, West Bengal
Co-ordinated by:
Land Use Division, RS & GIS AA
National Remote Sensing Agency
Dept. of Space, Govt. of India,
Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500 037
Sponsored by:
Dept. of Land Resources
Min. of Rural Development
G - Wing, Nirman Bhawan,
Govt. of India, New Delhi - 110011
Source: Wasteland Maps - 2003 on 1:50,000 scale (Based on IRS Satellite LISS - III Imagery, Wasteland Maps (1986 - 2000), limitedfield check, Revenue Records / Maps.
Intern. Boundary
State Boundary
Dist. Boundary
Taluk Boundary
Major Roads
Railway Line
River
Gullied and / orravinous (1)
Land with scrub (2)
Land withoutscrub (3)
Waterlogged andmarshy (4)
Saline / Alkaline (5)
Shifting cultivation - Abandoned (6)
Shifting cultivation - Current (7)
Degraded forest (8)
Degraded pastureand grazing land (9)
Degradedplantation crops(10)
Sand - Inland/ coastal (11)
Mining / Industrialwaste (12)
Barren rocky /Stony waste (13)
Steep sloping (14)
Snow coveredand / Glacial (15)
OTHERS
LEGEND
Water bodies(river, tank,reservoir)
SettlementSand (tank/ river bed)
Sikkim
3A1B6
3A1B5
3A1B4
3A1A7
3A1A6
3A1B3
3A1B2
20%
25%
8%
47%
8
13
14
15
SIKKIMArea in Sq km
01.Gullied and /or ravinous land (Shallow)02.Gullied and /or ravinous land (Medium)03.Gullied and /or ravinous land (Deep)04.Land with scrub05.Land without scrub
06.Waterlogged and Marshy land (Permanent)07.Waterlogged and Marshy land (Seasonal)08.Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Strong)09.Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Moderate)10.Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Slight)
11.Shifting cultivation area (Abandoned Jhum)12.Shifting cultivation area (Current Jhum)13.Under utilised/degraded notified forest land14.Under utilised/degraded notified forest land(Agri.)15.Degraded pastures/grazing land
16.Degraded land under plantation crop17.Sands-(Flood Plain)18.Sands-(Levees)19.Sands-(Coastal Sand)20.Sands-(Semi Stab.-Stab>40m)
21.Sands-(Semi Stab.-Stab Moder. High 15-40m)22.Sands-(Semi Stab. to Stab. low<15m)23.Sands-(Closely Spaced Inter-Dune Area)24.Mining Wastelands25.Industrial Wastelands
26.Barren Rocky/Stone Waste/Sheet Rock Area27.Steep Sloping Area28.Snow covered and/or Glacial AreaTotal Wasteland AreaTGA: Total Geographical Area
Categ-ory
Eastsikkim
Northsikkim
Southsikkim
Westsikkim
Total
1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 159.03 359.11 67.30 160.70 746.14
14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
17 2.80 0.33 2.26 0.34 5.73
18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
26 43.40 775.26 14.02 112.03 944.71
27 4.31 265.06 8.03 22.07 299.47
28 0.88 1703.15 24.41 83.72 1812.16
TOTAL 210.42 3102.91 116.02 378.86 3808.21
TGA 954 4226 750 1166 7096
% toTGA
22.06 73.42 15.47 32.49 53.67
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